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Originally Posted by bspec
There's no right answer here, and remember the settings can always be changed dynamically. The problem with the AI being too easy for some and a challenge for others (i.e. Pro or All-Star) is that the league will swing heavily in favour of the former group. If they choose to play every game, then they'll win the majority of games and it won't really be fun for anyone, even those being challenged by the AI.
The problem with the AI being a challenge for some and too difficult for others (i.e. Superstar) is that the latter group will be discouraged to play and instead SIM or coach games until they can develop their skills enough to compete at the Superstar level. However, in terms of the league the teams should be more evenly matched and games will depend more on the rosters/strategies rather than the ability to destroy the AI.
Don't get me wrong Justin, I'm likely on your side because the AI on Superstar seems to be out of my reach for 13 (perhaps I'll have to wait until I get used to the changes in gameplay a bit more). And as much as I'd probably bump it down to All-Star initially, it would just be less fun if teams are constantly winning 55+ games every season. So I think that's the compromise we'll have to make for the good of the league.
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I fully agree. Playing on All-Star on the demo, on a 2 on 2 now, instead of the cross crease, you just top-shelf it on whatever side you're on. I think All Star difficulty should cover the ground we need, but as was suggested before we could make a Pro league and an All Star league, open the leagues a bit after the game comes out so players can find the skill level they can play at. I think we should be evenly matched. There may be players like you, or I, or some of the other NHL players that can play on All-Star/Superstar no questions asked, and that would be bad, because if the people create an AI and we can beat it every time, we aren't evenly matched. However if we do what was suggested earlier, and make a league (since by the looks of things we already need to make 2 EDIT: For PS3 at least) that plays on a lower level for some of the people that want to play games but can't compete with the NHL Vets on the forum and/or the Superstar/All Star AI. That's just one mans opinion.. but if other people agree, it's quite possible we could do this.